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football recruiting ROUNDUP Recruiting Notes • Downers Grove, Ill., offensive tackle Erik Swen- disappointed that Notre Dame lost," Wezensky said. son is expected to be one of the "We both had a good time and renation's top prospects when class ally like it up there. We spent time of 2016 rankings come out, and with Coach [Brian] Kelly, and he reNotre Dame is in the top two for ally made us feel welcome. the 6-7, 285-pound recruit. Sw"Hopefully they offer at some enson visited South Bend for the point, but I'm in no rush," he conNotre Dame-Michigan State game tinued. "It would be a big offer for Sept. 21, and his father told Blueboth of us, and they'd probably andGold.com that the sophomore be the leader for both of us, but I had a great time. can't really speak for Austin." "Erik enjoyed the atmosphere," Look for Notre Dame to offer Swenson's father said. "He knows both recruits at some point over they have rabid fans. I think it was the next year and immediately a good taste to go as a fan instead Erik Swenson, a 6-7, 285-pound jump to the top of their respecof get the full-on recruiting thing. offensive tackle from Downers tive leaderboards. Wezensky, a 6-3, He got a taste most fans don't get. Grove, Ill., is expected to be one 175-pound signal-caller, holds an He got to hang out with the par- of the nation's top prospects offer from Akron, and Mack, a 6-1, when class of 2016 rankings 200-pound deep threat, holds ofents before the game. "Afterwards, the players hung come out. fers from Cincinnati and Indiana. photo courtesy 247sports out in that area. He got to meet • Carrollton, Ga., punter and most of the players. He spent time talking with Louis Notre Dame commit Tyler Newsome was selected Nix. It was great." to participate in the Semper-Fidelis All-American Swenson holds early offers from the Irish, Michi- Game Jan. 5, 2014, at the StubHub Center in Carson, gan, Illinois and Ohio State, among others. Calif. 247Sports ranks Newsome as the No. 2 punter • Fort Wayne (Ind.) High class of 2016 teammates in the nation and the No. 103 prospect in Georgia. Noah Wezensky, a quarterback, and Austin Mack, a — Tom Loy wide receiver, both attended the Notre Dame game against Oklahoma Sept. 28. Follow @TomLoy247 on Twitter, and for daily recruiting "The game was a lot of fun, but we were both updates log on to BlueandGold.com. Official Visit List Oct. 19 — USC WR Erik Brown — offered DT Matt Elam — offered S Payton Hendrix — offered WR Corey Holmes — commit WR Allen Lazard — offered ATH Tyler Luatua — offered WR Isaiah McKenzie — offered OT Quenton Nelson — commit WR Michiah Quick — offered RB Bo Scarbrough — offered DB John Smith — offered CB Nick Watkins — offered LB Richard Yeargin III — commit Nov. 23 — BYU OT Damien Mama — offered